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Allied health professions degrees

As an Allied Health Professional (AHP) you'll enjoy a rewarding and challenging career. 

We place the values of the NHS constitution at the heart of our health courses, and we provide a stimulating learning experience designed to motivate and inspire you to become a high-performing, compassionate and patient-focused health professional who puts the health and wellbeing of the public first.

Why Brighton?

  • 11th in the UK for paramedic science courses: Guardian University Guide 2023
  • 12th in the UK for physiotherapy courses: Guardian University Guide 2023
  • Top 20 for health professions courses: Guardian University Guide 2023
  • Top 15 in the UK for physiotherapy: The Times League Tables 2023.
  • In allied health professions, dentistry, nursing and pharmacy, 100% of our research environment is rated as world-leading or internationally excellent in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.

Additional funding support

UK students studying nursing, midwifery and some allied health professions subjects receive a non-repayable grant of at least £5,000 each academic year. Find out more on the NHS website.

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Our degrees in allied health professions subjects

Undergraduate degrees

Our undergraduate degrees offer a balance of placement and university learning. You'll be joining a university where health students enjoy excellent graduate rates of employment.

  • Diagnostic Radiography BSc(Hons)
  • Occupational Therapy BSc(Hons)
  • Paramedic Science BSc(Hons)
  • Physiotherapy BSc(Hons)
  • Podiatry BSc(Hons)

Postgraduate degrees

Our postgraduate degrees offer opportunities to train as an allied health profession in two years. For those already in the profession we offer opportunities to take your career to the next level.

Pre-registration courses

  • Diagnostic Radiography (Pre-Registration) MSc
  • Occupational Therapy (Pre-Registration) MSc
  • Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration) MSc
  • Podiatry (Pre-Registration) MSc

Post-registration courses

  • Advanced Occupational Therapy MSc
  • Advanced Physiotherapy MSc
  • Advanced Podiatry MSc

We also offer a range of other continuing professional education opportunities.

Apprenticeships

Our apprenticeships combine work with part-time university study. Apprentices develop through on-the-job learning with work-based projects relevant to their organisation. Programmes are offered through a combination of face-to-face and digital learning.

  • Diagnostic Radiographer Degree Apprenticeship
  • Occupational Therapist Degree Apprenticeship
  • Podiatry Degree Apprenticeship
  • Advanced Clinical Practitioner Masters Degree Apprenticeship

PhD

A PhD at the University of Brighton will develop your professional skills as a researcher in your chosen discipline, and enable you to make your original contribution to knowledge, working alongside dedicated academics in a vibrant, supportive community.

  • Occupational Therapy PhD
  • Physiotherapy PhD
  • Podiatry PhD
The degree programme was eclectic and challenging. It was the perfect place to start a career that has had quite a few twists and turns. It introduced me to frontline patient care a few months into my first year and has prepared me for a career in healthcare with a broad foundation of knowledge and skills combined with a strong focus on understanding patients needs.

Siobhan Melia, Podiatry BSc(Hons) graduate and CEO of Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Why study the allied health professions at Brighton?

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You'll be joining a university where health students enjoy excellent graduate rates of employment. Our students qualify for professional practice in areas including diagnostic radiography, occupational therapy, paramedic science, physiotherapy and podiatry.

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You'll build experience on placement with local NHS trusts and other health and social care providers in a variety of settings. You'll put learning into practice whilst building relationships and working with other health professionals.

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You'll benefit from using our facilities, including the Leaf Hospital our own fully staffed podiatry clinic, our Clinical Skills and Simulation suites, Flexible Learning Environment, Daily Living Suite and practical skills rooms.

Accrediting bodies and professional links

Chartered Society of Physiotherapy logo

Our Physiotherapy BSc(Hons) and Physiotherapy (Pre-registration) MSc are accredited by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.

This ensure our graduates build and consolidate the core physiotherapy knowledge, skills values and behaviours for a successful career.

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Our Occupational Therapy BSc(Hons), Occupational Therapy (Pre-registration MSc and Occupational Therapy Apprenticeship are accredited by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists.

Accreditation ensures our courses meet the education standards set by the profession, respond to local, national and global issues which may affect the profession and produce graduates who are fit for academic award, practice, purpose and the profession.

Royal College of Podiatry logo

Our Podiatry BSc(Hons), Podiatry (Pre-registration) MSc and Podiatry Degree Apprenticeship are accredited by The Royal College of Podiatry.

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Our courses in diagnostic radiography, paramedic science, physiotherapy, podiatry and occupational therapy are approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). 

HCPC is a regulator of 15 health and care professions in the UK. Our courses provide everything you need to start working as an HCPC-registered professional in these areas.

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Our Paramedic Science BSc(Hons) is endorsed by the College of Paramedics.

Endorsement demonstrates our commitment to the paramedic profession beyond the ‘threshold’ required by the HCPC - our programme strives to go above and beyond the minimum requirements.

College of Radiographers (CoR) logo

Our Diagnostic Radiography BSc(Hons), Diagnostic Radiography (pre-registration) MSc and Diagnostic Radiography Degree Apprenticeship are approved by the College of Radiographers. 

The College's approval and accreditation framework secures consistency of standards of clinical imaging and oncology education, and aligns standards of clinical practice with the profession’s Education and Career Framework (2013).

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